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Red-backed whiptail

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Species of lizard

Red-backed whiptail
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Aspidoscelis
Species: A. xanthonota
Binomial name
Aspidoscelis xanthonota
(Duellman [fr] & Lowe, 1953)

The red-backed whiptail (Aspidoscelis xanthonota) is a species of teiid lizard found in Arizona in the United States and Sonora in Mexico.

Description

Its color varies between red to brown.

References

  1. Hammerson, G.A. (2021). "Aspidoscelis xanthonota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T89969963A89969990. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T89969963A89969990.en.
  2. Aspidoscelis xanthonotus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 June 2019.
  3. "Red-Backed Whiptail • Fauna • Reptile/Amphibian". hikearizona.com. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
Taxon identifiers
Aspidoscelis xanthonota


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